Shirt



(No Model.)

J. F. APPELL.

Shirt.

No. 228,721. Patented June 15,1880.

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2-way MPEIERS. PHDTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. FREDERICK APPELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,721, dated June 15,1880.

Application filed March 9, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. FREDERICK APPELL, of Chicago, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which 'form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction in three-ply-bosomedshirts, the objects of which are to obtain the utmost uniformity in thethickness of the bosom throughout its entire extent and to fortify thebody at the bosom-edge against breaking. The latter purpose is effectedmuch as shown in Letters Patent No. 224,265, granted to me February10,1880-namely, by the extension of the innermost ply of the bosombeyond the outermost; but in the construction herein shown I obtain agreater uniformity in thickness between the bosom-edge and its body bymaking the middle ply narrower than the outer one, as will be fullyexplained.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a shirti'ront containing my improvementin elevation, and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are fragmentary sections through themarginal seams.

A is the bosom, composed of the three plies a, b, and 0, and B is thebody of the shirt.

' The innermost ply, 0, is made wider than the (N0 model.)

ply, a, the shirt-body B, and, preferably, the under ply, c; andtheinner row, f, secures the middle ply, 1), preferably, to both theouter ply, a, and the innermost ply, c. The middle ply, I), should fallwithin the inturned edge of the outer ply, a, as shown in all thesectional figures. If the several parts joined were of equal thickness,they mightbeindifi'erently arranged, as shown in these figures; but asthe outer or face ply, a, is usually very thin, and as the middle ply,I), and the body-stuff B ordinarily correspond nearly in thickness, Iprefer the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, wherein these parts abut or liein the same plane without overfolding.

As will be seen by reference to Fig. the bosom is no thicker at itsextreme edge than inside the seam f, except by one thickness of the thinouter ply, a, where folded under, which is imperceptible in the finishedarticle. In respect of uniformity of thickness throughout the entireextent of the face ply or bosom proper, the device here shown is animprovement on that shown in the aforesaid Letters Patent granted to me.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1 In a three-ply-bosomedshirt, the under ply, 0, extended beyond the outer ply, a, and beneaththe shirt-body B, and the middle ply, I), made narrower than the outerply, and secured by the inner row of stitching, f, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

J. FREDK. APPELL.

Witnesses:

M. E. DAYTON, JEssE Cox, Jr.

